21 lokakuuta 2019

Carnival of Light, Linnanmäki


Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki has been celebrating its Carnival of Light during the last week.  I visited the carnival on Saturday night with family. The night was warm, no rain and thus the park was packed with people. I’m kind of a tenderfoot but took one ride in the spooky train. We had so much fun!

Linnanmäki = LINTSI (literal translation Castle's Hill) was opened in 1950 and is owned by non-profit Lasten Päivän Säätiö (Children's Day Foundation), which operates the park in order to raise funds to Finnish child welfare work. In 2017, the foundation donated a total of 4.5 million euros. Annually the park is visited by over 1 million guests. Linnanmäki is the biggest & most popular amusement park in Finland. It has many rides of different sizes. It also has other attractions, such as arcades, games, kiosks, restaurants and an outdoor stage on which different performers appear in the summer. 









See more fun on the video ❤︎



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26 kommenttia:

  1. Beautiful night lights at the carnival. Sounds and looks like everyone has fun.

    VastaaPoista
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    1. There were masses of people! Every Finnish family with kids tries to go once a year to Linnanmäki! It's a tradition.

      Poista
  2. Liebe Riita,
    so schöne Bilder vom Rummel, so sagen wir hier.
    Aber mit Rummel habe ich nicht mehr am Hut und auch die Fahrgeschäfte (wir sagen "Kotzmaschinen") nee, nichts für mich. Trotzdem werde ich noch einen Tandemsprung wagen.
    Das ist auch was ganz anderes habe ich mir sagen lassen.

    Hab eine Gute Woche und liebe Grüße Eva

    VastaaPoista
  3. Die 'Kotzmaschinen' sind auch nichts für mich :))) In meiner wilden Jugend habe ich sicherlich Achterbahn gefahren und besucht andere Kotzmaschinen, aber diese Zeiten sind wirklich hinter geblieben!

    VastaaPoista
  4. What a great light show - well captured - and suitable music.
    Send you a box full of autumn sun

    VastaaPoista
  5. Riitta - this is the first time I have heard of an amusement park that is operated as a fund-raising effort for a charity. How wonderful!!! I can imagine it is a lot of work for them to install the lights for this event (or maybe the lights are always there but not turned on?) Congratulations that you went on a ride! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday, and enjoy your week ahead!

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Thank you Angie! The money goes really to a good purpose! They must have the most lights on their spots, otherwise too much work. Enjoy your vacation!

      Poista
  6. ...Riitta, what a wonderful light display, I wouldn't be able to see this here. What a treat! Thanks for sharing and I hope that you are having a super week.

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. In the dark Finnish autumn we have many light festivals :)

      Poista
  7. Anonyymi21 lokakuuta

    Liebe riitta,
    herrliche Fotoserie vom Rummelplatz bei Nacht. Ich liebe es, wenn alles glitzert und die bunten Lichter leuchten.
    Liebe Grüße
    moni

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Es ist scön immer neue Worte aufs deutsch zu lernen! Hab eine scöne Woche Moni!

      Poista
  8. Wonderful photos! I like amusement parks if for no other reason the to watch the people and how they revel in them. Thank you for sharing!!

    VastaaPoista
  9. Hello, the carnival looks like a fun time. I love all the lights at night, so pretty. Beautiful photos. Enjoy your day, have a happy new week!

    VastaaPoista
  10. I do love light shows and the carnival looks like such fun!

    VastaaPoista
  11. Illuminated Fun!
    wow!

    VastaaPoista
  12. I love cities and parks when they are lit up brightly at night. - Margy

    VastaaPoista
  13. Bonito parque de atracciones. Besitos.

    VastaaPoista
  14. Anonyymi22 lokakuuta

    So many beautiful lights! The carnival looks like a lots of fun. Awesome!

    VastaaPoista
  15. Wow! So colorful! Thanks for sharing.

    VastaaPoista
  16. Carnivals are fun for me to read about, but I get quite anxious around crowds so I never go. Love your photos, Riitta! You captured the spirit of carnival so wonderfully!!

    -Soma

    VastaaPoista
  17. Looks like lots of fun!
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/10/toothless-carnivores.html

    VastaaPoista

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